Academic Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon

Academic Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon

Job Summary :

WMC Health’s Section of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery is seeking fellowship trained general surgeons with a specialization in trauma surgery and surgical critical care for our Level III Trauma Center at HAHV Hospital in Kingston, NY. We are an integrated consortium of 5 trauma centers within the Hudson Valley and home to the only Level 1 trauma center for adults and children in the entire Hudson Valley. A faculty appointment at NYMC commensurate with qualifications is available, as well as integration into the academic components of medical student / surgical resident / fellow education and research with rotations at our Level I and Level II trauma centers. The candidate will have ample opportunity to perform robotic and minimally invasive elective and emergency general surgery, in addition to caring for trauma patients and providing surgical critical care services.

Qualifications / Requirements :

Applicants must be board certified or board eligible by the American Board of Surgery in general surgery and / or surgical critical care. Requirements include demonstrated skills in emergency surgery, surgical critical care and, trauma patient care, and a record of teaching and research experience (health services, translational or basic science research). The Trauma Surgeon reports directly to the Chief of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, and the Director of the Department of Surgery. Candidate requirements include an M.D. or D.O. from an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy, as well as the completion of a surgical residency and a surgical critical care fellowship.

Facility Info :

Kingston is located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, an area surrounded by beautiful mountains as well as the Hudson River, offering an abundance of outdoor activities for residents and visitors alike. Designated as a National Heritage Area, the valley is steeped in history, natural beauty, culture and a burgeoning food and farmer's market scene. The Hudson Valley also boasts excellent public and private schools with a vibrant higher education culture, as the home to several notable institutions such as Vassar College, Marist College, SUNY New Paltz, Bard College and the Culinary Institute of America, among others. HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley operates a 315-bed healthcare system comprising HealthAlliance Hospital : Mary's Avenue Campus and HealthAlliance Hospital : Broadway Campus in Kingston, NY, and Margaretville Hospital in Margaretville, NY. It also operates Mountainside Residential Care Center, an 82-bed facility in Margaretville. As Ulster County's largest employer, HealthAlliance is committed to attracting the best-qualified medical and support staff; providing outstanding, responsive, coordinated, compassionate patient- and family-centered care; excelling in clinical outcomes and patient experiences; and ensuring patient rights, privacy and respect are honored at all times, while improving the overall health and well-being of the diverse communities it serves. For more information, visit hahv.org

About Us :

WMCHealth is a 1,900-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region's only acute care children's hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, a state of the art Telemedicine program, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley.

Other :

Interested candidates should email a curriculum vitae along with a letter of interest to Kartik Prabhakaran MD FACS, Chief of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery by email to Kartik.Prabhakaran@wmchealth.org and Steven Lansman, MD Chair and Director of the Department of Surgery by email to Steven.Lansman@wmchealth.org.

Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services is an equal opportunity employer.

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